Jasper County Democrat, Volume 10, Number 9, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 June 1907 — BOYS’ CITY IN WOODS [ARTICLE]

BOYS’ CITY IN WOODS

Boy Mayor and Boy Aidermen Will Govern Municipality at Winona This Summer. . FIRST OF KIND IN AMERICA Judge Brown, of Salt Lake Juvenile Court, and Other Prominent Men Will Have Charge Several Thou* sand Boys Expected In Big Camp. Of the 250 or more summer assemblies in the United States, only one of them has begun a movement looking to the entertainment of the American boy. This one is the Winona Assembly, which will this season conduct a boys' camp at its summer retreat In northern Indiana, and the effort is making to gather up several thousand boys from twelve to seventeen years of age from over the middle West, and the plan is to place them by themselves in a city of tents in the deep wild woods at Winona Lake. The Winona Assembly has engaged Judge Willis Brown, founder of the Juvenile Court of Salt Lake City, to take charge of the camp, and Judge Brown has engaged a number of the best-known workers among boys in the United States to help him. The camp is to open on July 26 and continue through the following three weeks. The Winona Assembly has a number ot purposes In view, chief among them being that of following up the Christian work it has conducted among men and women for the last thirteen years, and now extending it to the small boy. Through the wholesome entertainment to be given at the camp, and through the various programs that the Assembly will give at its summer resort, it is the Intention to place the boys in a wholesome, uplifting atmosphere, and by bringing several thousand of them together from various states, to extend to the youngsters the many benefits which come through broad acquaintance and association with boys of the right kind. At tiie south end of Winona Lake there is a tract of woods containing, about 400 acres. The ground is rolling, well-drained, and is covered - with oak, elm and hickory trees. In different parts of this woods, which in other years has been used as a camping ground by frail children who sought fresh country air, are a number of flowing wells with clear, cold water. The tract of woodland Is cut up by a system of canals, and not far away broad, sandy beaches are washed by the fresh, clean water of Winona Lake. On the hills and in the dales of this woodland the new Winona boys' camp is to be located.

The kind of bays that are being sought for this enterprise are Sunday School classes, juvenile Y. M. C. A., choir boys, members of boys’ clubs, and similar organizations from cities and towns. One of the requirements is that not less than five boys come from one community, and they must not only be in the charge of an adult leader, but they must bring their own tents, camp outfit and cook, just as if they were going away to camp in some wild spot by themselves. The purpose of this rule is to give the parents of z the boys full assurance that the youngsters are to be under the immediate direction of someone from their home town upon whom the parents may sely.

These groups of boys, whether the group contains five, fifty or a hundred boys, are to have their Individual camps, but While at the lake all of them will be under the control of one big camp organisation. On July 30 one of the chief features of the camp win develop. An election will be held under the Australian ballot system, when some boy will be elected mayor. At the same time a board of aidermen will be elected, one aiderman from each district of the camp, a full force of municipal officers will be chosen, and the first boys’ city ever organized at a summer resort In this country will begin its operations. This juvenile municipality is to make its own laws for the government of the boys who are in camp, and the officers are to see that the laws A» enforced

that the offenders are punished. Judge' Brown and other men who have supervision of the camp will not participate in the municipal affairs further than to give the administrative officers the benefit of their counsel. , So many things have been planned for the entertainment of the boys that about the only idle time they will Jrave will be when they are asleep. There will be ’’hikes” in the woods, swimming in fresh water, bass and perch fishing, turtle hunting, boating on lake and canals, field meets and other athletic affairs as a means of entertainment through the day. A baseball league is to be organized, and a regular schedule leading to a championship will be carried out A national athletic contest Is also planned, and the young athletic teams from over the country are being invited to come into the camp and contest tor gold medals and other championship awards. At night, at the big assembly tent which will be pitched in the heart of the camp, many programs will be given. There will be camp-fires, Where some famous story-tellers wljl speak to the boys; moving pictures will be shown, and concerts will be given. Many Sunday School workers are organizing clubs among their boys Srith the view to taking them to Winona Lake. Public school superintear dents are developing similar plans.

» Lottery Men Surrender. Wilmington, Del.’, May 29.—The sudden dismissal of the federal grand jury called especially to probe Into the affairs of the Honduras National Lottery company corroborates the news from New Orleans that the gigantic gambling enterprise has surrendered. The principals will plead guilty on June 4 and will pay fines aggregating about $300,000.

Drinks For Invalids. In nearly all feverish conditions water is now given freely. It must, however, be boiled or distilled. Never put ice in the water the patient is to drink, but cool to a refreshing temperature by laying the bottles containing it next tn the ice. Milk or beer bottles with the patent corks are convenient for cooling in-the refrigerator. Mineral vlchy, apollinaris or seltzer—are generally allowed if the patient likes them.

Washing Day Wrinkles. When hanging clothes to dry, first hang up by the thickest part—waist or neckband, etc.—because if hung by the thinner part the water would run into the thick part, lodge there and take longer to dry. Secondly, bang up everything wrong side out, so that any accidental soiling will not do so much damage as if it appeared on the right side. ) Russian Clover. The new Russian type of clover now. being tested by the department of agriculture seems to possess special points of merit, says American Cultivator. The hay is said tn be nearly dustless, and the plant is a heavy yielder for the first crop and is later than other clover, thus coming into hay season ten days or two weeks later, or at about the right time to be cut with timothy. It is claimed to be better liked by cows than common cloven having more juicy stems and leaves which do not rattle off the stems so easily as red clover. If the claims are made good, the department will do good work in sending out samples for general testing. Seeds of promising novelties like this Russian clover are better worth trying than u bushel of ordinary mixed garden seeds sent odt under the old style congressional distribution. Homemade Stock Food. The farmer can prepare a very simple stock food at small cost from the following materials: Pulverised nux vomica, two ounces; iron sulphate, eight ounces; pulverized capsicum, four ounces; fenugreek, eight ounces; sulphur, one pound; common salt, eight ounces; glycyrrhiza root, one pound.'* Mix this with thirty pounds of Old process bilmeal. The dose should be about a tablespoonful twice day for each 1,000 pounds of live weight This preparation may be fed to horses, cattle or hogs which are not doing well. Those showing rough hair and an inability to lay on flesh, no matter bow much feed is given them, need a stock food similar to the above.—Chicagolnter Ocean.